The day before officials said they found out a sealant applied to railroad ties was the cause of the pollution. They told 6 News creosote was the chemical dripping into the river and it can ...

Sitting in the mayor’s chair with Joe Preston away, Coun. Steve Peters ripped the Canadian National Railway after a massive ...

Chief Morris said smoke from the fire drifting downwind was a concern for the Chaffee and Rockview communities because creosote is used to treat/cure railroad ties at the facility. Crews conducted ...

BANGOR, Wis. (WXOW) - The Wisconsin DNR is holding a series of tours around the state highlighting the state’s forestry ...

Consider pairing the railroad’s slice of human history with some natural ecology at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park north of ...

Fire Prevention Officer Chief Kim Destun said that first responders were initially called to the massive fire on CN Rail ...

Railroad ties are soaked in creosote, which, according to the EPA, may pose cancer risks and environmental hazards. Rammed earth uses a mixture of earth, sand, chalk, gravel, clay and other ...

The Snaw-naw-as (Nanoose) First Nation is taking the Island Corridor Foundation and the federal government to court to force ...

The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many ...

The Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility, 2800 W. High St., treated railroad ties with creosote and other preservatives from 1907 until 2004. The facility resided on about 68 acres. Creosote is a ...

As the ban on creosote-treated fence posts looms – an exact date for which has yet to be confirmed – manufacturers have been scrambling to find a fitting replacement. Copper oil has emerged as ...

MANITOU SPRINGS — Starting Sunday evening, all of the old railroad ties in the Barr Trail Parking Lot will be replaced, according to the City of Manitou Springs. To ensure the safety for crews ...